Definition for self-important - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	self-important (self-import¦ant) Pronunciation: /ˌsɛlfɪmˈpɔːt(ə)nt/ adjective having an exaggerated sense of one’s own value or importance: a self-important bureaucrat Derivatives self-importantly adverb		Nearby Words self-harm self-hatred self-heal self-help self-identification self-identity self-image self-immolation self-importance self-important self-imposed self-improvement self-incompatible self-induced self-inductance self-induction self-indulgence self-indulgent self-inflicted